Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-04

ty, on Saturday morning at l2.2o, after q
short Illness Of four days, aged SO years.
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Oysters, the very best. cheese, aud a
splendid line Of canned goods, lower than
you ever saw them before, and oat meal,
at A. II. Davidson's.
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Five prisoners from Shavertown, near
New Market, were brought to the Jail
here a short time since. Two of them are
husband and wife shavertown may be
small but il surely is loud.
The voters of the "a Assessment Dis
trlct Of Shenandoah county, will be glad
if DR.. T. +. Locke will announce him
self as a candidate for Commissioner Of
the Revenue. VOTERS.
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When a man suddenly takes to wearing
a plug hat and has an insane fondness for
shaking hands with people upon the
street, he ought to be carefully watched.
He is developing symptoms Of political
ambition and is after some Office.
Says an exchange; "show us man
that always keeps his subscription well
paid up, and we will show you man that
will pick music from harp in the eternal
summer land of song"
A protracted meeting in the Christian
church at this place has been going on for
sometime, under the charge of Rev. Mr..
Spencer, recently assisted by Rev. Mr.
Power, Of Washington, ID. G.. Much in
terest is being manifested by the large
congregations who nightly attend, and
number have been converted
Wednesday the 2nd was Ground Hog
day, and the cloudy sky was anxiously
watched by many of our people. The
day continued gloomy throughout, so that
the old weather regulator had no chance
TO see his shadow. We can now look con-
fdently for an early spring and but little
bad weather
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MIR. Jas r. Burner, son Of Mr.. Isaac
Burner. Of Powelrs Fort, this county, is
now on a visit to friends and relatives in
Ohio and Indiana lie writes MS speaking
in the highest terms of Indiana, and the
advantages offered there for young men.
We are sorry that we have not space to
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Next Monday is court day and we hope
a large number of our subscribers will
step in and pay up the amounts they are
due the office We have waited very
patiently for this money, and we now
think it about time to receive our reward.
Don't forget ms. friends. hut come right in
and see how glad we will be to see you
on next Monday.
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Some days since n load Of fine looking
shoats were taken TO Harrisonburg for
sale, and a number Of the citizens, think
ing this a good time to purchase their
pork for another year, bought freely as it
was fine looking stock. But some had
hardly gotten them home before they
commenced TO sicksn and die, thus show
ing that hog cholera is still doing its work
notwithstanding the cold weather.
Considerable excitement has been caused
in Botetourt county by the discovery Of
gold and silver along the line Of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. The ores
range in value from ZIG for surface rock
to $50 at a depth of fifteen feet. A vein
Of silver ore has also been discovered on
Back Creek, in Roanoke county, that
promises to prove very rich and valuable.
A party of English capitalists have lately
purchased the Roanoke silver and link
mines tor the sum of 100000.
The Virginia Annual Conference Of the
United Brethren Church will meet at
Keedysyille, Nd, March %. Bishop j.
Weaver, Of Ohio, will preside. 1t COM
prises the State of Virginia and parts of
West Virginia and Maryland and repre-
sents 9,422 communicates, 1913 churches,
g. ministers, and 1863 Sunday Schools, with
1862 officers, teachers and scholars. At
this session the conference will be dIvid-
ed ana the charges in Maryland erected
into the Maryland Conference.
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DR.. Hugh Logan, son Of Capt. II. Logan,
and one of Woodstock's best boys, was
married on Wednesday, of last week, to
Miss Mamie Woodward, of Rectortown,
Fauquier county, Va. In company with
his charming young bride be arrived in
this place, on Saturday last, on a visit to
his fathers family, and spent several days
with his many friends here, who, one and
all, wish him all the happiness that can
fall to the lot Of mortal man. lie return
ed to Rectortown on Wednesday, where
be will practice his profession for the
future.
Mr. Abraham Duncan, who resided at
the foot Of the Page mountain, on the road
leading from Powelps Fort to Luray, left
home on Thursday morning, Of last week,
TO 20 to Luray. He spent part Of the
day in that town, and left for his homo
about dark, and has not been seen OF heard
from since. He had to cross the South
river, and as his boat was found about
half mile down the river from his usual
crossing place, it is feared that he fell
overheard and was drowned. The river
has been dredged, but up to last reports
nothing has been found.
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OvERCOATs AND CLOTHING.-I have
about 100 overcoats and 500 suits ranging
in sizes from the smallest 10 the largest,
which will sells cost for the next thirty
days in order TO make room for my spring
stock. This is no humbug advertisement
to catch trade. will take good trade in
exchange for clothing, such as turkeys,
chickens, apples, potatoes, onions, eggs,
butter, dried fruits Of all kinds, and allow
the very highest market price for it.
NJ. Geary.
On last Saturday morning Hotel x
Lacey, of this place, arrived from WASH
ington and Baltimore with a car load of
work and driving horses. These are not,
as Is generally supposed, broken down and
crippled horses, but are those that have
been worked down and which with rest
and attention will prove valuable for all
ordinary purposes. Any one needing
horse or mare at reasonable price